Separated Siamese Twins Reunited at Hospital

   
   

Discharged from Children’s Hospital, Pamela Schatz is handed to her mother by nurse Sarah FE. Smith. Pa-
tricia Schatz, who left the hospital ten days ago after being separated from her Siamese twin sister, is in the
arms of her father, John, ready for the trip to the family’s home in Carle Place, Long Island, N. Y.
Separated Twins Well,
Leave Hospital tor Home

By JOSEPH F, LOWRY
Of The Bulletin Staff

Pamela and Patricia Schatz,
the Siamese twins who were sep-
arated October 5 in an operation
at Children’s Hospital, joined
2ach other again yesterday—this
time for an auto trip back home.

It was a most pleasant drive
to 135 Park av., Carle Place,
Long Island, because the parents
of the 45-day-old girls, Mr. and
Mrs. John Schatz, had more than
a reunion with Pam to cheer
about. (Pat went home ten days
ago and returned yesterday for
a checkup.)

No Surgeon's Bill

Dr. C. Everett Koop, surgeon-
in-chief at the hospital who per-
formed the  two-hour-and-35-
minute operation, had just told
them: : N

“There'll be no bill from me.”

And other hospital authorities
‘said:

“Let’s not discuss the charges
jnow. All we're concerned with
iis getting the twins started to-
lward a normal life. Perhaps, we

‘might take up the bill at some |

later date.”

Schatz said Dr. Koop and the
hospital “didn’t want the word
spread around but I just can't get
over it—such wonderful hospital-
ity!”

Although Schatz didn’t expect
charity, he needed it.

“Tf they had asked me to pay,
I don’t know what I'd have

 

‘right.” -

done,” he’said. “I guess I wo ic
have gone into hock.” :
Father Lost Job

A week after the children, who
were joined by flesh and bone at
the pelvis, were operated on
Schatz Jost his job as a tool Iie-
signer when the U, S. Govern-
ment cut back defense orders,

He remained jobless unti! a
week ago, hoping to be calied
back. When things didn't pick
up, he became a salesman, :

“We're just Managing to keep
going,” he said. “But that Dr.
Kopp, and that hospital...
they’ve been wonderful.”

Dr, Koop examined Pat as
soon as her mother got her oul
of a pink and white sack. ;

“She's doing nicely,” he said.
Pam Is Nine Pounds i

Pat was the smaller of the
twins, whose weight totaled 14
pounds at birth in Mercy Hos-
pital, Rockville, Long Island.
Now she tips the scales at seven.
Pam, who weighs nine pour ds,
three ounces, stayed at the hos-
pital for further treatment. /

They posed for photographers
a half-hour, then departed in '!he
arms of their parents: as Dr.
Koop offered this bit of advice:

“Now don’t treat those g-rls
like hot-house children. Thev’re
just as healthy as the averige
girls their age.

“Tass them around. Let them
get the breeze. They'll be all